Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 May 28

United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery

Cooperating with the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Georgia Department of Agriculture, and South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Southern Regional Field Office 355 East Hancock Avenue, Suite 320 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-2236 www.nass.usda.gov

May 28, 2015

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 219 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 23, 2015. This is up 2 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 84 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 180 million chicks for meat production, up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015

State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

April 18, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,535 1,223
34,231 5,851

April 25, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,136 1,222
34,144 5,488

May 2, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,905 1,224
34,394 5,739

Week ending
May 9, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,372 1,225
34,593 5,705

May 16, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,609 1,225
34,858 5,759

May 23, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,588 1,225
34,085 5,707

Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 100
99 108

19 State total ......

210,218

207,578

210,242

210,403

211,353

210,376

102

United States ......

218,847

216,158

218,813

218,853

219,843

218,669

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 28, 2015. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2015

State

April 18, 2015

April 25, 2015

May 2, 2015

Week ending
May 9, 2015

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

21,325 1,327
27,021 4,689

22,488 1,332
26,772 4,338

21,856 1,340
27,224 5,130

22,312 1,411
26,729 4,882

May 16, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,623 1,229
26,713 4,956

May 23, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,337 1,397
26,969 5,408

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 112 102 100

19 State total ......

171,083

172,555

173,473

172,816

171,251

173,291

103

United States ......

177,397

178,872

179,838

179,272

177,932

179,689

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 28, 2015. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. All NASS reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov

Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2015

State

April 18, 2015

April 25, 2015

Week ending

May 2, 2015

May 9, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

29,535 21,713
4,736 1,223 34,231 7,884 3,833 7,989 17,737 8,266

29,136 21,549
4,717 1,222 34,144 7,891 3,833 7,723 17,310 8,127

28,905 22,173
4,743 1,224 34,394 7,854 3,878 8,054 17,621 8,105

29,372 22,127
4,759 1,225 34,593 7,815 3,878 7,984 18,022 7,759

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

20,780 6,672 4,878 5,851
15,538 6,553
12,799

21,570 6,154 4,596 5,488
15,304 6,549
12,265

21,486 6,768 4,481 5,739
15,327 6,591
12,899

21,565 6,801 4,542 5,705
15,336 6,458
12,462

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

210,218 102

207,578 102

210,242 103

210,403 103

Other States .......................................

8,629

8,580

8,571

8,450

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

218,847 102

216,158 102

218,813 103

218,853 103

May 16, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,609 21,717
4,774 1,225 34,858 7,836 3,848 8,068 17,974 8,328
21,601 6,708 4,751 5,759
15,135 6,490
12,672
211,353 103
8,490
219,843 103

May 23, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,588 21,332
4,745 1,225 34,085 8,027 3,803 8,012 18,081 8,336
21,703 6,667 4,638 5,707
15,257 6,471
12,699
210,376 102
8,293
218,669 102

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015

State

April 18, 2015

April 25, 2015

Week ending

May 2, 2015

May 9, 2015

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

21,325 20,871
5,116 1,327 27,021 5,741 3,372 6,764 15,512 5,742

22,488 19,940
4,726 1,332 26,772 5,668 3,394 6,837 15,347 5,963

21,856 20,505
5,516 1,340 27,224 6,759 3,383 6,603 14,781 5,456

22,312 19,860
5,824 1,411 26,729 6,462 3,396 5,798 15,132 6,164

May 16, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,623 20,236
4,820 1,229 26,713 5,994 3,396 6,649 14,670 6,217

May 23, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,337 19,565
4,881 1,397 26,969 6,680 3,425 6,648 15,116 5,869

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

17,246 3,632 3,830 4,689
12,536 4,979
11,380

17,330 4,435 4,059 4,338
12,826 4,896
12,204

17,063 4,383 3,932 5,130
13,111 5,057
11,374

16,316 4,112 4,197 4,882
12,813 5,131
12,277

16,334 3,138 4,059 4,956
12,583 5,594
12,040

16,408 4,635 3,678 5,408
12,813 5,975
11,487

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

171,083 104

172,555 103

173,473 104

172,816 102

171,251 103

173,291 103

Other States .......................................

6,314

6,317

6,365

6,456

6,681

6,398

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

177,397 104

178,872 103

179,838 104

179,272 103

177,932 103

179,689 103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, May 28, 2015. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. All NASS reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov

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